I get so tired of idiots who know nothing about window cleaning but think they see an easy way to cash-in on what we are doing for nothing.
It's a shame they removed that cringeworthy YouTube video with the bloke from Osha grinning maniacally about how much money he was going to make and how his accountant was all excited.
They are trying to solve a problem for the benefit of householders and window cleaners. LOL!
The only problem they want to solve relates to their own bank balance. The fact is, window cleaners do not need this service.
"you値l be your own boss and get paid for cleaning windows when you want to clean windows."
er, guess what, I already am and I already do. I don't need you to continue to that.
"You値l get paid weekly for the jobs that you do, direct to your bank account. That means you won稚 have to go back round chasing cash payments."
Newsflash! NOBODY chases cash payments, and hasn't done for over a decade. Customers already pay us 'direct to our bank account' no problem, and it doesn't need you for that to happen. Many window cleaners even use direct debit, so they don't even need to wait for the customer to pay them.
"Because of our national advertising budget you値l get more interest from more customers in your area. You値l save time building your round and promoting your business. And you値l save time by taking online payments instead of collecting cash."
National advertising budget? LOL! You had to get a loan from Virgin of between ｣5k - ｣10k just to keep going. Now you're trying to raise money crowdfunding. My guess is that you're realising just how expensive national advertising is. I'd be really interested to know how much this national advertising budget is. If you plan to make an impact nationally, then I hope it's in the ｣millions, otherwise don't make me laugh.
Plus, you're assuming that we're all lacking interest "from customers in our area". Basic question; why do you think you found it hard to get a window cleaner in the first place (the reason you started this ridiculous idea)? Here's the answer: there are loads of customers and not that many window cleaners. The result of that simple fact is that customers find it hard to get a good window cleaner, and no middle-man is ever going to change that. This also means that no window cleaner is every going to need a middle-man to get customers.
I hope this pointless service, that was created for the sole reason of providing an income for Louise and Mark Stevenson, soon goes the way of other pointless services and dissappears into oblivion.
My advice to Osha if they're reading this is (and is meant with your best interests at heart) give up on this idea, and stop borrowing money/ trying to raise funds for what is (and always will be) a flawed idea. Window cleaners do not need this service, no matter how you try to present it. If you continue to borrow to try to get this idea of the ground, then bankruptcy awaits you in the near future.